Austin Qootsyamptewa

Austin Qootsyamptewa was a Hopi man from Second Mesa, Arizona.

Biography
Austin Qootsyamptewa was born in the village of Musungnuvi, Second Mesa on the Hopi Reservation in Arizona. He had a traditional Hopi upbringing, and he became a guide for Experience Hopi, a cultural organization which educated tourists about the Hopi culture. He was also active with other Native American organizations, taking part in the Standing Rock demonstrations against the United States government when it decided to build oil pipelines through native lands. While he did not feel that Barack Obama had carried out his promises to help the Native communities of the United States, he felt that there was no hope for Natives under Donald Trump's presidency, especially as major Hopi employers such as the Peabody Coal Mine shut down.